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  The sailing world holds its breath (25/11/03)
 
(source : AC Management)

Tomorrow, on Wednesday, 26th November, the Trustee of the America’s Cup, the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), will reveal the identity of the Host City and the principal partner for the 32nd America’s Cup.

Details of the new features of the Louis Vuitton challenge trophy and the America's Cup in 2007 will be unveiled when organisers AC announce the location of the event.

The announcement will take place at the Hotel President Wilson on the shores of Lake Geneva. Michel Bonnefous, CEO of AC Management, the organising authority for the next event, will outline the vision and plans for the 32nd America’s Cup.

"Through this bidding process, we have identified four wonderful venues, each capable of hosting the America’s Cup," Bonnefous said. "Each city has worked very hard through the bidding process, and they have all done an outstanding job."

On top of on-site visits, checks on plans, scrutiny of financial and social conditions, infrastructure, or political support, AC management had boats with wind vanes quietly sailing off the candidate ports all summer to double-check weather data.

"It must be a place with steady winds, a wind with some diversity. On top of that a capacity to bring the event close to people, the environment for the regattas, all of this counts in the sporting quality of the location," Bonnefous said.

At 11:51, Pierre-Yves Firmenich, Commodore of the Société Nautique de Genève, will join Michel Bonnefous in revealing the identity of the new Host City.

The ceremony will commence at 11:15 and will be followed by a press conference.

The entire ceremony can be viewed via a live webcast. Full webcast details can be found on americascup.com.

 
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